COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spring Valley vs Hudson
PLACE A
Spring Valley, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Hudson, South Dakota
Spring Valley is 611% larger than Hudson. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Hudson has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
SPRING VALLEYHUDSONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,431342+611% vs Hudson
Population density8221,213−391
Population growth-1.3%5.1%−6.4 pts
Median age43.960.5−16.6
Male49.7%50.8%−1.1 pts
Female50.3%49.2%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.2%0.8%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%95.0%−5.0 pts
Black1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.7%5.0%−0.3 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other3.6%0.0%+3.6 pts
Median household income$66,339$66,429−$90
Per capita income$34,892$38,076−$3,184
Poverty rate9.3%17.0%−7.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.393+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%14.0%+4.1 pts
Graduate degree3.9%0.0%+3.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%1.1%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation66.4%56.5%+9.9 pts
Median home value$160,800$150,500+$10,300
Median gross rent$915$506+$409
Owner-occupied75.8%81.5%−5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%10.3%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%24.3%+32.0 pts
Average commute25.119.7+5.4
Worked from home13.4%2.2%+11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.1%2.2%+4.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025